6 + c = 20
c = 14
5w = 45
w = 9
k + 1/3 = 4
k = 3 2/3
Unknown value
Variable
Which values in this, if any, is a solution to the equation?
10 = z + 6
z = .6, 4, 16, 60
z = 4
e - 10 = 100
e = 110
f ÷ 8 = 3
f = 24
20 = g - 4.9
g = 24.9
Operations that "undo" the action of another. Considered as "opposites."
Inverse Operations
Which values in this, if any, is a solution to the equation?
8y = 48
y = 4, 6, 8, 10
y = 6
75 = 25 + m
m = 50
c ÷ 10 = 21
c = 210
1.2a = 2.4
a = 2
A number multiplied by a variable.
Coefficient
Which values in this, if any, is a solution to the equation?
12.9 = z - 4.3
z = 16, 17, 17.2, 18.2
z = 17.2
m = 126
200 = 5y
y = 40
h = 42
A mathematical statement that two expressions are the same
Equation
Which values in this, if any, is a solution to the equation?
g/10 = 12
g = 2, 22, 120
g = 120
12,345 = r - 1,000
r = 13,345
k ÷ 7 = 200
k = 1,400
a ÷ 6/7 = 2
a = 2 1/3
A method of solving an equation through replacing the variables with different values.
Substitution
Which values in this, if any, is a solution to the equation?
1000 + y = 3000
y = 2000, 3000, 4000
y = 4000